Take the Test!

I feel I may have been a wee bit hard on Wendy and Scottish Labour so I’d like to offer some practical assistance by way of this apparently simple but actually rather tricky test. If the Labour people took this test I’m sure it would sharpen up their decision making skills.
I got 12/14 which I’m [...]

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Bring It On! (Wendya Think We Should Have a Referendum?)

Wendy Alexander                                       A Muppet
I just listened to Wendy [...]

Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson

Love him or hate him, it looks like it’ll be pretty difficult to ignore him for the next four years (at least). Here is a sample of his wit and wisdom
“No one obeys the speed limit except a motorised rickshaw”
“We are confident in our story and will be fighting this all the way. I am [...]

It’s Been a While

Since I wrote a song! - this is a wee protest number for the 21st century (apologies to Blind Willie McTell and Country Joe!)

Boris or Ken?

This is great.

American Politics? A Funny Old Game!

“OBAMACANS” (Republican Obama supporters) Julie Nixon-Eisenhower (left), daughter of Republican President Richard Nixon and wife of Republican President Dwight Eisenhower’s grandson Dwight David Eisenhower II, and her sister-in-law Susan Eisenhower (right), granddaughter of President Eisenhower, share an admiration for Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama. One might think that this is along the lines of Rangers [...]

John Prescott’s Battle with Slimmers Disease.

Yes indeed in the “political headlines you thought you’d never read” dept. this one is surely in the top five along with “Thatcher exhausted by charity volunteering”, “Tebbit suffering from compassion fatigue” “Salmond attends psychiatrist to cure shyness” “Paisley and McGuinness given Nobel Peace prize” ……..no hang on…….
Now please let me freely admit [...]

Gretna Saved!

A deal looked close last night to save Gretna F.C. In a rescue package worth £2 million pounds which has involved the personal intervention of chancellor Alistair Darling, it looks like Northern Rock will sponsor the troubled borders outfit next season. Administrator David Elliot was said to be “delighted” at the dramatic turn of events [...]

The Alexander Technique - All That Glitters.

Hardworking family wummin shows off the fruits of her Labour
“The Scottish Nationalists are penalising hard working families” - Wendy Alexander at the Scottish Labour Conference this week.
Ah yes Wendy, “hard working families” was perhaps the most over used phrase of the2005 UK election campaign especially by you and your Labour colleagues. What does it [...]